Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-29

shngtOn couldn' u begin to wash the
dishes, to say nothin' ofwipin'. They
keep a hired girl, all on EN-, and meb-
by more than one.
And all along this beaut ifu1 md en-
chantin' highway, good deal oiten-
ers than once, would be massive and
impressive marble buildins'. Why,
never see anything SO impressive, and
Josiah never did They lowered up
and spread out as majesty that
made 'enl fit for the name they bore.
public buildins. The public deserves
II all. I like the public first rate, and
so does Josiah. The public is q good
old creeter q good deal OF the time.
And way up over our heads, wher-
ever we waz, we could see the
shinin' tall spire Of Gen. George
Washington's monument, a. seemin'
to point up towards the heavens, all
the time q DRAWN the minds Oh the
law makers up where they ought to
be-. But though Georges head is way
up in the clouds, mists and mud are
present with his feet. And that is the
way with most ON 'em l spose. lofty,
towerin' ambitions, and mere grove
lin ones, ali in one monument.
j.. Wall, anon, we see the walls OF the
capitol, like a poem in white marble,
a risin' out OF a billowy sea of green;
waves on waves of beautiful green OF
every tint, and blossoms, white, pink
and cream color.
We got out OF the car nigh to the
buildin' and walked afoot up through
the broad paths, q leadin' under that
verdant shade. Great masses of flow
ers wuz sot down in the green velvet
turf borderin' them paths. Statutes
looked out at us through the green
boughs; birds sang to us-the posys
nodded their perfumed heads at US
And high up-up-over our heads,
right out of that fairyland of beauty,
riz the white walls of that most per-
feet and beautiful buildin' in the world.
And as went up one of the broad
flights OF marble steps, as wide and
high as from our house clear up the
hill to Mr.. sewedy's, if not further-I
nudged Josiah and seys:
"Josiah, I don't believe 7 ever had
such teelin's towards George as I hev
to-day"
"George who?" seys he.
*'That George" seys I, turnin' round
and pointln' to where he sot on his
monument, calm and noble, though
considerably thin-dressed. HE who
wuz first in war, first in peace and first
the hearts OF his country men,"
didn't say much more goin' up
the steps; not that I wuz put to it for
emotions, not at all, but my breath
had gin out long before had got half
way up.
But at last the steep ascent wuz
climbed, and we stood in the lofty
marble halls where justice and other
things are administered to us. My
feelin's wuz powerful, but controlled
'em with almost marble frmness, for
l felt that mustn't give way before
9 o'clock in the mornin', when so
much wuz ahead OF me. And anon,
after roamin' through lofty and ma
jestical corridors as far, Ishould Judge.
as from our house to GAINESVILLE. I
stood in the rotunda, that wonderful
room, a]ookin' up in deep amaze and
dumbfounder, up, up past the statues
and pictures, and alto and other re-
liefs, up, up into the high heavens OF
light that shine down through the
many colors, l wuz fairly lost in con-
templatin' the loftiness and grand
eur, and I don't care who
knows it. And before I wuz
found my companion had discovered
sunthin' very mysterious. It was a
kind Of a whisperin' block. Youstood
on a certa in piece of the marble floor,
and man way out in front of you
will speak to you, and the voice will
seem to come from right behind you,
clost to you. They said it was caused
by some accustik property.
And said didn't know anything
about the gentleman nor how much
property he owned. But, seys I, eff
he wants to sell any of this property
and don't ask too much I would be
glad to buy little, it would be so
handy for pardners to have some
times when they were far off from
their companions and want to whis-
per in a. still, small voice in their ear
and speak to 'em sudden sometimes,
unbeknown to 'em."
Josiah looked kinder angry, he
didn't fall in with my idea OF purchas-
ing any Of Mr.. Accustick,s property.
And the man didn't make much of
any answer. I spose they want to
keep all their luxuries and necessities
right there IN the capitol, and Ispose
the wives of public men need 'em as
much if not more than I do, and
Josiah looked very oneesy, so didn't
say no more, and after feasting our
eyes agin on the pictures and alto and
other reliefs that wuz ornamenting the
walls on every side, we almost tore our
selves away and wandered out in the
other rooms. We went into rooms
full and running over with books.
They were piled up on shelves and on
the floors and up overhead and in
every place you can think on, and the
man in charge a. perfect gentleman),
he said they were going to new
house to put 'em in.
And ! seys: ut must be a good
ooh, Yes" seys he, lit is goin' to be
quite @ buildin'." And see for my
self afterwards. Why, besides acres
and acres Of vacant land, they have
tore down good houses-as many
houses as there is in Janesville--to
make room for that buildin' to stand
on. Why, I don't s'pose you will be-
lieve me, but it is goin' to spread out
as fur as from our house clear over to
old Grant Vickleson's and across to
Alnliny Magidone's, and SO round
back to our house again. 1t is goin'
to be sight to behold and built of
bricks. Why, streets are goin' right
under it-have got to, il they go at all;
it is goin to be that immense. Good
land, good land, the idee ont.
Wa, we wandered round into other
lofty rooms where justice land other
things are administered to us. And
after travelin' through wide halls and